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Applied Psychology at Boston College

If you are interested in studying Applied Psychology, you may want to check out the program at Boston College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston College sits in Chestnut Hill, MA.

During the most recent reporting year, 111 applied psychology degrees were granted at Boston College.

Online & Distance Learning at Boston College

Distance learning is available at Boston College. Of 15,432 students, 732 (5%) studied exclusively online and 2,039 (13%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Applied Psychology graduates at Boston College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Applied Psychology graduates at Boston College are 88% women (98) and 12% men (13).

Applied Psychology Bachelor’s Program at Boston College

Of the 111 bachelor’s applied psychology graduates at Boston College, 88% were women (98) and 12% were men (13).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Applied Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	67
Hispanic / Latino	10
Black / African American	9
Asian	12
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	10

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of Applied Psychology bachelor’s degree recipients at Boston College, lower than the national average of 43%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Applied Psychology Graduates

Students who finish Applied Psychology program at Boston College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Applied Psychology majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.